CHICAGO – Four members of the 2016-17 men’s basketball team were named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court. The NABC Honors Court recognizes men’s collegiate basketball student-athletes who excelled in academics during the past season.

R.J. Curington, Billy Garrett Jr., Joe Hanel and Peter Ryckbosch were each honored by the NABC as the organization announced the Honors Court list on Tuesday. DePaul’s four athletes led all BIG EAST programs followed by three from Creighton, Butler and Villanova and with two honorees and Seton Hall with one player on the Honors Court.

All four were also honored following the 2015-16 season. The NABC Honors Court was established in 2007 and is now in its 11th year. To be selected, the players must be academically a junior or senior and a varsity player and hold a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2016-17 academic year.

Last week, the team was honored by the NABC with the 2016-17 Team Academic Excellence Award. It marked the second straight year for the program to earn the NABC as DePaul was one of two BIG EAST schools with Butler on the honor list.

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